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Steep, Steeper, and Steepest

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders discuss ways to move large rocks. They relate this to building a rock garden, and the ways people might load boulders into a truck. Students discuss the use of a ramp vs. lifting the boulder straight up onto the bed of the...
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Mini-Ecosystems

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders identify the living and non living things in a book read aloud and discuss the interactions represented in the book. Then, they research and include a list of food that each animal needs in an ecosystem. Finally, 3rd...
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Map Studies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze maps of Europe, and research and discuss current wars in Europe, and compare them to World War I and World War II.
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Synonyms

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this synonym worksheet, student choose the correct synonym for an underlined word in a 7 sentences. Students have 4 choices for each sentence.
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Sampling Rocks

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students analyze rocks. In this rock classification lesson, students collect and analyze rocks that they find on the school premises. Students classify the rocks according to their physical characteristics in order to create a rock guide.
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Holocaust Map Studies

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students analyze maps and answer discussion questions related to WWI. In this geography lesson, students analyze historic maps to determine causes and effects of WWI in Europe. Students read testimonies of Holocaust survivors and label...
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To an Inch and Beyond!

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders measure in multiples of inches. In this measurement lesson, 3rd graders employ a variety of strategies to measure several items in inches.
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Papa Please Get the Moon For Me

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this listening comprehension worksheet, students watch a video titled Papa Please Get the Moon For Me and fill in the blanks to a paragraph about the video. Students complete 13 blanks total.
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Grade 2 Reading Quiz B

For Students 2nd
In this grade 2 reading quiz, 2nd graders complete a 11 question multiple choice quiz covering a variety of grade 2 reading concepts. Answers may be submitted on-line.
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Determining the Amount of Transpiration from a Schoolyard Tree

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students calculate the amount of water transpired by a single leaf and estimate that transpired by an entire rainforest.
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FACS:Nanotechnology and "Smart" Textiles (IT)

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Students obtain an understanding of the term "nanotechnology" and how nanotechnology products be used.
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Identify and Create Rhyming Words

For Teachers K
Students discuss rhyming word families and read stories that present those families in rhyme. They generate rhyming words, manipulate sentence strips to pair rhymes and sort pictures of rhyming words.
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Animal Classification

For Teachers K - 2nd
Learners watch video and slide shows as an introduction to animals. They discuss classifications of animals while moving from most common to least common of the animals. Types of classifications includes herbivores/carnivores;...
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Wonderful Watermelons

For Teachers 1st
First graders explore watermelons and collect and sort their seeds. In this watermelons lesson plan, 1st graders read the story Down By The Bay and then weigh, measure, collect seeds, sort, and eat their watermelon.
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FACS:Nanotechnology and "Smart" Textiles (IT)

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students research and define nanotechnology and how nanotechnology products are being used in the development of new textiles for different industries. They demonstrate basic flaws found in the clothing industry today: shrink, fade,...
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Homophones 3

For Students 2nd - 3rd
For this homophones word search, students read 26 words in a word bank. These are homonym pairs. Students find all the words in a word search puzzle.
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Dwarves, Elves, Goblins, and Trolls Cloze Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
For this dwarves, elves, goblins, and trolls cloze activity worksheet, students read a 4 paragraph selection and fill in the blanks in the piece with words from the provided word bank.
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Order in the Classroom

For Teachers 1st
First graders define and identify integers, rational, irrational, real, and complex numbers. They place number cards in ascending and descending order.
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The Mathematical Fingerprint of Our Solar System

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students study the beautiful mathematical model unique to our solar system.
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Fossils

For Teachers 2nd - 3rd
Students act as paleontologists to discover who a mystery guest to the classroom was. They do not know the identity of the guest but infer the identity from items left behind in the classroom. They make inferences from dinosaur fossils.
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Gross Motor Development

For Teachers 4th
Fourth graders participate in a game reflecting the solar system, stars, and rockets. They simulate how space invaders move and hit stars and rockets. They discuss how scientists study the stars and planets.
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Under the Umbrella

For Teachers K - 1st
Students study the letter-sound recognition of the /u/ by reciting a tongue twister, writing the letter in both upper and lower case, and identify words with the letter 'u' in them. Next, they sing a song, and listen to a story while...
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Charting The Planets

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students conduct different activities in order to unlock the secrets of the universe. They answer different questions that are written to assess knowledge of the planets. Information can be found on the internet to help.
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Writing Practice- Finish the Story- "Which Way"

For Students 4th - 5th
In this finish the story writing practice worksheet, students read the beginning of a story entitled, "Which Way?" They finish the story, which is about a camping trip, with an original ending.